Industrial Diseases: Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many claims for  (a) vibration white finger and  (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been settled in (i) Bassetlaw, (ii) Leigh, (iii) Doncaster North, (iv) South Shields and (v) Morley and Outwood constituency; and how many such claims in each such constituency were settled by each firm of solicitors.

Charles Hendry: The number of claims for vibration white finger (VWF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that have been settled in Bassetlaw, Leigh, Doncaster North, South Shields and Morley and Rothwell constituencies settled by each firm of solicitors is shown in the following tables as at 23 May 2010:
	The Department is unable to provide data for Morley and Outwood as this is a new constituency and the Department does not have a breakdown of these figures.
	
		
			  Headline figures as at 23 May 2010 
			  Constituency  Number of settled claims-VWF 
			 Bassetlaw 5,197 
			 Leigh 705 
			 Doncaster North 3,878 
			 South Shields 1,186 
			 Morley and Rothwell 280 
			 Total 11,246 
		
	
	
		
			  Constituency  Number of settled claims-COPD 
			 Bassetlaw 8,951 
			 Leigh 4,956 
			 Doncaster North 9,632 
			 South Shields 3,016 
			 Morley and Rothwell 1,563 
			 Total 28,118 
		
	
	
		
			  V WF claims settled 
			  Constituency  Claimant's representatives  Office  Number of settled claims 
			 Morley and Rothwell Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster 14 
			 Morley and Rothwell Branton Bridge Manchester 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell BSG Solicitors London 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Corries York York 4 
			 Morley and Rothwell Emsleys Solicitors Castleford 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Farleys Solicitors Burnley 4 
			 Morley and Rothwell Foys Solicitors Worksop 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Gorman Hamilton Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Gorvin Smith Fort Solicitors Stockport 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Green Williamson Wakefield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hamers Solicitors Hull 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hartley and Worstenholme Solicitors Pontefract 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hartley and Worstenholme Solicitors Castleford 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hugh James Cardiff 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Ibbotson Brady Solicitors Leeds 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Sheffield 28 
			 Morley and Rothwell Keeble Hawson Doncaster 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Keeble Hawson Moorhouse Sheffield 5 
			 Morley and Rothwell Marrons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Meloy Whittle Robinson Preston 5 
			 Morley and Rothwell Morrish and Co. Solicitors Leeds 4 
			 Morley and Rothwell Mortons Solicitors Sunderland 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Moxons  1 
			 Morley and Rothwell On Legal Solicitors Halifax 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Oxley and Coward Solicitors Rotherham 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Pannone and Partners Solicitors Manchester 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Raleys Solicitors Barnsley 91 
			 Morley and Rothwell Robinson King Solicitors-ceased trading Stockport 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Russell Jones and Walker Solicitors Sheffield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Saffmans Solicitors Leeds 12 
			 Morley and Rothwell Shaw and Co. Solicitors Doncaster 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell The Smith Partnership Derby 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Thompsons Solicitors Manchester 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Thompsons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 5 
			 Morley and Rothwell Thornleys Huddersfield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell TLW Solicitors North Shields 6 
			 Morley and Rothwell Towells Solicitors Wakefield 67 
			 Morley and Rothwell Wake Smith and Tofields Solicitors Sheffield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Watson Burton LLP Newcastle upon Tyne 4 
			 Total   280 
		
	
	
		
			  COPD claims settled 
			  Constituency  Claimant's representatives  Office  Number of settled claims 
			 Morley and Rothwell 1 Legal Solicitors Swansea 6 
			 Morley and Rothwell Armitage and Guest Wakefield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Ashton Morton Slack LLP Sheffield 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Atteys Retford 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Atteys Rotherham 6 
			 Morley and Rothwell Avalon Solicitors (ceased trading) Warrington 74 
			 Morley and Rothwell Barber and Co. Liverpool 73 
			 Morley and Rothwell Beaumont Legal Wakefield 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster 452 
			 Morley and Rothwell BHP LAW Belmont 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Birchall Blackburn Preston 18 
			 Morley and Rothwell Branton Bridge Manchester 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell BRM Solicitors Chesterfield 12 
			 Morley and Rothwell Browell Smith and Co. Newcastle upon Tyne 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Canter Levin and Berg Solicitors St Helens 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Catteralls Wakefield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Collings Solicitors Altrincham 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Corries York York 23 
			 Morley and Rothwell Delta Legal Manchester 39 
			 Morley and Rothwell DMH Stallard Brighton 4 
			 Morley and Rothwell Donald Race and Newton Solicitors Burnley 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Elliot Mather Solicitors Chesterfield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Emsleys Solicitors Castleford 7 
			 Morley and Rothwell Farleys Solicitors Burnley 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell Foys Solicitors Worksop 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Gorman Hamilton Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 9 
			 Morley and Rothwell Gorvin Smith Fort Solicitors Stockport 4 
			 Morley and Rothwell Green Williamson Wakefield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hartley and Worstenholme Solicitors Castleford 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hilary Meredith Solicitors Wilmslow 19 
			 Morley and Rothwell Holmes and Hills Solicitors Great Dunmow 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Housemans Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Hugh James Respiratory Disease Department 46 
			 Morley and Rothwell Ibbotson Brady Solicitors Leeds 5 
			 Morley and Rothwell Ingrams Solicitors Hull 27 
			 Morley and Rothwell Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Sheffield 39 
			 Morley and Rothwell J M Skinner Solicitors Birkenhead 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell Keeble Hawson Doncaster 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Keeble Hawson Moorhouse Sheffield 11 
			 Morley and Rothwell Kidd and Spoor Harper Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Kingslegal Cardiff 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Levi and Co. Leeds 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Lloyd Green Solicitors Chelmsford 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Manners Pimblett Solicitors Cheshire 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Mark Gilbert Morse Newcastle upon Tyne 48 
			 Morley and Rothwell Matrons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell Maurice Smith and Co. Solicitors Castleford 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Meloy Whittle Robinson Preston 9 
			 Morley and Rothwell Morrish and Co. Solicitors Leeds 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell Mortons Solicitors Sunderland 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Nelson and Co. Solicitors Leeds 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell On Legal Solicitors Halifax 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Onyems and Partners Essex 11 
			 Morley and Rothwell Oxley and Coward Solicitors Rotherham 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Pannone and Partners Solicitors Manchester 4 
			 Morley and Rothwell Proddow and Mackay Solicitors Sheffield 24 
			 Morley and Rothwell Raleys Solicitors Barnsley 307 
			 Morley and Rothwell Randell Lloyd Jenkins and Martin Llanelli 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Recompense Ltd. Totnes 10 
			 Morley and Rothwell Robinson King Solicitors (ceased trading) Stockport 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers Victoria 2 
			 Morley and Rothwell Saffmans Solicitors Leeds 20 
			 Morley and Rothwell Shaw and Co. Solicitors Doncaster 5 
			 Morley and Rothwell Silverbeck Rymer Solicitors Brunswick Street, Liverpool 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Simpson Millar Solicitors Leeds 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell Thompsons Solicitors Manchester 3 
			 Morley and Rothwell Thompsons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 18 
			 Morley and Rothwell Thornleys Huddersfield 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell TLW Solicitors North Shields 38 
			 Morley and Rothwell Towells Solicitors Wakefield 94 
			 Morley and Rothwell Twigg Farnell Solicitors (ceased trading) Rotherham 1 
			 Morley and Rothwell Union of Democratic Mineworkers Mansfield 16 
			 Morley and Rothwell Watson Burton LLP Newcastle upon Tyne 19 
			 Morley and Rothwell Wheelers Solicitors Ash Vale 1 
			 Total   1,563